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sometimes the secretary of defense. they're sort of first among equals of other cabinet members, and i think that most of us want to see a degree of independence. i want you to know i'm not disqualifying her, okay? i'm telling you that certainly if she is nominated, i am going to give her a full hearing. i always do that -- >> let me put that in language we use here. you don't see here as a principle. you see her as an ally or an associate the president rather than as a principal separate from him? is that the way you're trying to say it? >> chris, in all the conversations i've had with her, you always feel it's sort of pushing a political point of view. when i have those same conversations with secretary clinton, i feel -- she's always supportive obviously of the president's agenda, but it's a different sense of transparency and directness and pointing out, you know, things we need to be thinking about, and i'm not saying that ambassador rice in that position couldn't end up being that way, but initially my sense of he
sometimes the secretary of defense. they're sort of first among equals of other cabinet members, and i think that most of us want to see a degree of independence. i want you to know i'm not disqualifying her, okay? i'm telling you that certainly if she is nominated, i am going to give her a full hearing. i always do that -- >> let me put that in language we use here. you don't see here as a principle. you see her as an ally or an associate the president rather than as a principal separate...
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before the votes took place, defense secretary leon panetta that with the israeli defense minister. they also talked about iran's nuclear row graham. ran's nuclear- proi program. the program is about 40 minutes. >> it is my pleasure to welcome minister barak to the pentagon. i would like to begin by taking a moment to pay tribute. he has made an announcement that he intends to retire from political life in israel. our friendship stretches back a number of decades to i think the beginning -- my time as member of congress and as a member of the clinton administration. we also worked closely when i was director of the cia and had a number of meetings in that capacity and certainly now as secretary defense. since i became secretary of defense, we have been in regular communication and have built a strong working relationship. i could not have more respect for he is brilliant, strategic mind. he has one of the best in the business. it stems from a warrior heart and his warrior experience. he has had a lifelong and to protecting the state of israel -- lifelong commitment to protecting the
before the votes took place, defense secretary leon panetta that with the israeli defense minister. they also talked about iran's nuclear row graham. ran's nuclear- proi program. the program is about 40 minutes. >> it is my pleasure to welcome minister barak to the pentagon. i would like to begin by taking a moment to pay tribute. he has made an announcement that he intends to retire from political life in israel. our friendship stretches back a number of decades to i think the beginning...
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. >> i heard ehud barak, the outgoing defense minister with leon panetta the secretary of defense a little while ago. eh ehud barak didn't seem overly concerned. >> he too said it was a mistake on the part of the palestinians. >> are you going to punish the palestinian authority by withholding tax revenue or anything along those lines? there have been reports you would consider that. >> we have to first see how the palestinians move forward. if they move forward against us in an aggressive way trying to declare israeli soldiers as war criminals, we're going to have to defend ourselves just like we did against hamas rockets a few days ago. if they're willing to sit down with us, we'll talk to them. >> and you have assurances from the u.s. government, the obama administration, that they will vote against this resolution. >> the president has given us unequivocal support and has said categorically the only means to a two-state solution between israel and the palestinians is by direct negotiations without preconditions. >> you've heard lindsey graham and other senators warning if the palestini
. >> i heard ehud barak, the outgoing defense minister with leon panetta the secretary of defense a little while ago. eh ehud barak didn't seem overly concerned. >> he too said it was a mistake on the part of the palestinians. >> are you going to punish the palestinian authority by withholding tax revenue or anything along those lines? there have been reports you would consider that. >> we have to first see how the palestinians move forward. if they move forward against...
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courts biased against his country angry said staged a protest to kosovo's border international criminal defense lawyer. michael connor of a says the hague school system was abolished from the stuff. i think by and large this tribe you know was set up more or less the private servers they had trying so i'm one of them's bosniaks from one of the bombardments of growing up. and of course when it came to congress and move very very few i don't think it should be that surprising and big there is a political element to these international pride holes you know who gets charged what they charge we're. out of there of how they will be caught i cry in the sentences that they were all committed we received and i think when you look at the history of all of the legacy of this probe you know you will see that the serbs were targeted more than any of the other groups and that's why i think it's one of the behaviors of this particular crime you know. because it does. look at there's a political element to it. news continues live from the new center mosque just a few minutes from that. i never thought i could
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and his defense team is saying, you know what? he was abused so terribly during his time in prison that he should get a reduced sentence. it should be time served and i will tell you having reviewed what allegedly are the facts in the case, don, it was e agree jous. he was initially put in sort of a security, under security watch but he was never removed really from that status. he was forced to leave the cell apparently completely naked and questioned every five minutes of how he was feeling and the facts under many circumstances considered abuse and torture. >> people are skeptical thinking it's a tactic to get a reduced sentence or the charges dropped? >> people are skeptical but the defense team said they want him to plead guilty to a lesser charge that's not necessarily filed yet because he's looking at significant time. i mean, if convicted looking at life in prison. if he pleads guilty to the lesser charges we are talking about max of 16 years in prison, dishonorable discharge. that looks better than life in prison. >> it's
and his defense team is saying, you know what? he was abused so terribly during his time in prison that he should get a reduced sentence. it should be time served and i will tell you having reviewed what allegedly are the facts in the case, don, it was e agree jous. he was initially put in sort of a security, under security watch but he was never removed really from that status. he was forced to leave the cell apparently completely naked and questioned every five minutes of how he was feeling...
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. >> chuck schumer starting the process to start an amendment on the defense appropriations act which would take away the palestinians' money -- the palestinians on the west bank, not hamas, but the west bank have had the benefit of some american economic aid because of improvements that their prime minister fayed has achieved and cracked down on corruption, other reforms in the last couple of years, so they do risk that. i'm not sure it would go through but it is one of those things that can rocket through the u.s. congress. >> reporter: there is that. there is that threat of sanctions if they do it. israel saying they're going to withhold funds from the taxation money they collect for the palestinians. yeah. there's all of the threats to abbas. but he insists on going forward because, he says, there's no other way for the palestinians to achieve this, negotiations have not achieved anything. there's another important point to mention, andrea, looking at what hamas achieved with mini war against israel, the diplomatic and political breakthrough they achieved, not a military success,
. >> chuck schumer starting the process to start an amendment on the defense appropriations act which would take away the palestinians' money -- the palestinians on the west bank, not hamas, but the west bank have had the benefit of some american economic aid because of improvements that their prime minister fayed has achieved and cracked down on corruption, other reforms in the last couple of years, so they do risk that. i'm not sure it would go through but it is one of those things that...
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we believe that the defense department, which has seen its budget double since 2001, should have to take cuts. we believe we should invest in jobs and get people back to work. and we believe we should protect social security, medicare and medicaid. those are some takeaways that i believe are very important. we believe in negotiating. we believe it's important to do so. we've already given up $1.5 trillion in the last term. people talking about what's on the table, what's off the table. $1.5 trillion should be on the table as cuts that have already taken place. i want to leave the gentlelady time to summarize. ms. schakowsky: i am a proud member of the progressive caucus. but i believe that if you presented what you just said to the american people in general that the vast majority agree with that because it's fair. that's all. we are willing to find cuts. as you pointed out, we've already done that. that's already been done with $1.5 trillion in cuts. but fairness means not just that starting from scratch we cut everybody across the board, but we do it in a humane and fair and sensible w
we believe that the defense department, which has seen its budget double since 2001, should have to take cuts. we believe we should invest in jobs and get people back to work. and we believe we should protect social security, medicare and medicaid. those are some takeaways that i believe are very important. we believe in negotiating. we believe it's important to do so. we've already given up $1.5 trillion in the last term. people talking about what's on the table, what's off the table. $1.5...
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the defense will argue that burden of proof over and over and over again. megyn: the exchange she had with the courtroom, it doesn't look like it's going well for her. he chided her for nodding her head and trying to influence the jurors. so she said they will think i'm guilty if i sit here looking down at the table.
the defense will argue that burden of proof over and over and over again. megyn: the exchange she had with the courtroom, it doesn't look like it's going well for her. he chided her for nodding her head and trying to influence the jurors. so she said they will think i'm guilty if i sit here looking down at the table.
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this season, a good offense is the best defense. lysol. mission for health. >> the mormon the top story that we are following this thursday is a one man who woke up to a masked man who was in her home. >> here is that look in castro valley where we are monitoring a semi truck crashed. >> we are following whether and we are tracking the series of storms that are handed out of way. here is what the clouds look like. >> this is a slow mover and it is still centered over you read the.eureka. it was sete bay area for longer. it may be 10 to 12 hours of heavy downpours. if you have any outdoor plans you should get them done early. we're already seeing the winds picking up. there is 13 mi. per hour. yesterday it was a quick mover and it was just mainly a win the event. the one that starts today and tomorrow will be messy. as we head into the weekend storm no. 3 will be approaching. we have the potential for flooding and will have full details of what you should expect spirit >> we are monitoring a area in the san ramon valley. this is a 680 north
this season, a good offense is the best defense. lysol. mission for health. >> the mormon the top story that we are following this thursday is a one man who woke up to a masked man who was in her home. >> here is that look in castro valley where we are monitoring a semi truck crashed. >> we are following whether and we are tracking the series of storms that are handed out of way. here is what the clouds look like. >> this is a slow mover and it is still centered over you...
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. >> stephanie: here's what i don't get, wouldn't he be nominated for secretary of defense any way? >> there's been speculation that he would go up for either one of them. i think he would be perfectly godgood at either one of them, but it all comes down to them not liking susan rice and wanting to blame her for things that happened in the 90s too. >> stephanie: she was also responsible for the coal bomb,. >> we need help with women let's go after one. >> stephanie: yes, exactly. karl frisch, you are delightful. i love you. come back. >> any time. >> stephanie: right back on "the stephanie miller show"." governor tomorrow night. she is awesome. we'll be right back on the "stephanie miller show." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> stephanie: i'm sorry. i was too busy french kissing karl frisch goodbye. they believe jacki schechner. >> that got me thinking. if you were a smurf what kind of smurf would you be? >> stephanie: another question for the ages. >> i would be hefty smurf. >> and in heavy. >> no, hefty, the one who lifted weights. >> stephanie: was he called steroid smurf i did. >> say muscl
. >> stephanie: here's what i don't get, wouldn't he be nominated for secretary of defense any way? >> there's been speculation that he would go up for either one of them. i think he would be perfectly godgood at either one of them, but it all comes down to them not liking susan rice and wanting to blame her for things that happened in the 90s too. >> stephanie: she was also responsible for the coal bomb,. >> we need help with women let's go after one. >>...
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that means republicans like myself who believe in a strong national defense have to admit that not every dollar spent on the military is wisely spent or frugally spent and we'll have to compromise there. the liberals will have to admit the same for domestic spending, entitlement and welfare. if both sides compromise then we can reduce spending. spending is at 25% of gdp now. just four years ago it was at 20% of gdp. this is a spending problem. the only way in which it's a revenue problem is that we're in the midst of a recession. because the recession, revenue is down. but if you raise tax rates, it's not a given that you'll get more revenue. you may well get less revenue with higher rates and you may well hurt the economy further which makes revenue even worse. >> yeah. on a framework itself, you've been asked recently if you think we'll get one. you said we would get one, but it would be big, bad and ugly. what do you mean by that? >> at the end of the year, a lot of people want to go home so they stuff a lot of things that have to be done into one big, bad, ugly bill and it gets passe
that means republicans like myself who believe in a strong national defense have to admit that not every dollar spent on the military is wisely spent or frugally spent and we'll have to compromise there. the liberals will have to admit the same for domestic spending, entitlement and welfare. if both sides compromise then we can reduce spending. spending is at 25% of gdp now. just four years ago it was at 20% of gdp. this is a spending problem. the only way in which it's a revenue problem is...
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i have to believe, the secretary of defense wasn't want anymore defense cuts either. >> you do believe now coming out essentially to boehner's left you have helped the speaker be -- sort of keep the republican conference semi unified or does it hurt? i've heard some republicans say what leaked out was a real public relations setback. >> oh, i don't think so. look. first of all, these things blow over pretty fast. but second, i think in the end of the day, having the ability to have an honest discussion is a good thing, not a bad thing. the speaker is very direct, very honest, very open. so am i. they asked my opinion for what i thought. i told them. i slnt changed my mind. i'm not going to come out here and be disingenuous to people. i think it would be a step in the right direction. at the end of the day, this is a debate over tactics. the real question is political theology and we don't disagree on that. >> how many republicans quietly have come up to xrou and said, you know what, you're right? this is the right strategy? >> there's certainly a division of opinion, variety of opinion
i have to believe, the secretary of defense wasn't want anymore defense cuts either. >> you do believe now coming out essentially to boehner's left you have helped the speaker be -- sort of keep the republican conference semi unified or does it hurt? i've heard some republicans say what leaked out was a real public relations setback. >> oh, i don't think so. look. first of all, these things blow over pretty fast. but second, i think in the end of the day, having the ability to have...
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caller: yes, i see room for budget cuts in the defense department. i'm a senior citizen facing retirement, and i really do believe in some means testing for social security. it's an insurance program. and there are people, you're just like with your health insurance, if you're really lucky and you've done the right things, and you're really healthy, you're not complaining that you've paid for health insurance. and then the people who need it, there's money for them. so it's the same thing. there are many people who have benefited greatly, sometimes from unfairnesses that rich people have bought for themselves and our country. but your people have benefited, and so you know why should they be connecting social security insurance? host: bonnie is in oklahoma on our republican line. good morning, you're on the "washington journal." caller: good morning. host: please go ahead. caller: i think that they should not care anything for obama because he was such a smart alec during the election that they shouldn't give him a thing. i think they should let it g
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the supreme court will decide tomorrow whether ta take up the defense of marriage act. two federal appeals courts have ruled against section three of doma which bans federal benefits for same-sex couples. experts say it is likely the court will reconsider doma and it will make that announcement next week. we'll be right back. you're about to watch an viewer created ad message for little caesars who proudly salutes united states veterans everywhere. >> clarksville is a small town on the tennesse/kentucky boader and it is a really great place to raise a family. my name is lloyd allard i was a chief officer in the special forces, i was in the army for 23 years. i have made 1400 parachute jumps. well, my experience in the military was varied. i spent a lot of time in iraq, a lot of time in kuwait. i did two tours in iraq and i decided it was time to do something different with my life. i saw little caesars as a way to give something back to my family. the little caesars veterans program provides financial support and equipment when you open your store. the little caesars ve
the supreme court will decide tomorrow whether ta take up the defense of marriage act. two federal appeals courts have ruled against section three of doma which bans federal benefits for same-sex couples. experts say it is likely the court will reconsider doma and it will make that announcement next week. we'll be right back. you're about to watch an viewer created ad message for little caesars who proudly salutes united states veterans everywhere. >> clarksville is a small town on the...
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i think a chunk of that was going to be defense. a big chunk is not a defense. the 2.7 i don't think is sustainable in and of itself. before this number came out, the government had added 0.7 to the total 2% that was out there. so this 9.5%. it could be something of a rebound. it's not a sustainable way to do it. you have slight skpoerts. inventis added something compared to last time. but look at the internals. i think rick gave us 2% down to 1.4 was the revision in consumer spending. something to watch. now, i'm not sure that that number -- the real number, the underlying trend is quite as weak as that but it's not going to be a whole long stronger than the original print. then you look at the numbers. what really should trouble you is the business investment numbers which are down 2.2%. if you could see a rebound in that, now maybe, joe, this is what you're talking about. you get a situation where businesses start to spend and then you can start to sense it. >> steve, we had volcker -- we did this interview with volcker and the thing that they always do wrong
i think a chunk of that was going to be defense. a big chunk is not a defense. the 2.7 i don't think is sustainable in and of itself. before this number came out, the government had added 0.7 to the total 2% that was out there. so this 9.5%. it could be something of a rebound. it's not a sustainable way to do it. you have slight skpoerts. inventis added something compared to last time. but look at the internals. i think rick gave us 2% down to 1.4 was the revision in consumer spending....
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i think the compromise is conservatives like myself who think that national defense is important, should cut on military spending, and cut on some social welfare spending. i think that compromise could get the spending cuts. >> here is the question, both sides are going to have to compromise beyond defense spending. is there anything you see supporting? >> mostly has to be on the spending side. we used to spend 20% of gdp. we're now spending 25% of gdp. federal spending has gone up at an alarming rate in the past four years. and when people say we have to raise taxes on rich people, one there is not enough money and you often find when you get rai to raising rates, you get less revenue. and when you lower rates you get more revenue. >> what do you make of tom cole's proposal that republican lawmakers should extend tax rates for those making less before the end of this year and deal with the tax rates for the wealthiest americans at a later date? >> once you separate them out there is not a lot of sympathy among the public for rich people. they say let's get those rich people. but the pub
i think the compromise is conservatives like myself who think that national defense is important, should cut on military spending, and cut on some social welfare spending. i think that compromise could get the spending cuts. >> here is the question, both sides are going to have to compromise beyond defense spending. is there anything you see supporting? >> mostly has to be on the spending side. we used to spend 20% of gdp. we're now spending 25% of gdp. federal spending has gone up...
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. >> secretary of state, hillary clinton, coming to the defense of his possible successor, u.n. ambassador susan rice. yet, the smear campaign against susan rice continues as more republicans pile on. rice had another tough day on capitol hill today. now, senate republicans are blaming rice for yet another security failure. the u.s. embassy bombings in kenya and tanzania 14 years ago. >> it troubles me so much is the benghazi attack in many ways echos the attacks of those embassies in 1998 when susan rice was head of the african region for our state department. >> senator bob corker in tennessee had a warning for the president. >> i would just ask the president to step back for a moment and realize that all of us here hold the secretary of state to a very different standard than most cabinet members. >> while republicans say they are concerned about susan rice advancing bad intel, they didn't think twice about confirming condoleezza rice as secretary of state. susan collins, lindsey graham and john mccain all voted to confirm condoleezza rice. who would support as the next secre
. >> secretary of state, hillary clinton, coming to the defense of his possible successor, u.n. ambassador susan rice. yet, the smear campaign against susan rice continues as more republicans pile on. rice had another tough day on capitol hill today. now, senate republicans are blaming rice for yet another security failure. the u.s. embassy bombings in kenya and tanzania 14 years ago. >> it troubles me so much is the benghazi attack in many ways echos the attacks of those embassies...
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. >> warner: jeffrey white, a defense fellow at the washington institute for near east policy, says the syrian government is waging a deliberate scorched- earth strategy. >> it's trying to get at f.s.a. units that are embedded inside the population. where the people are, the f.s.a. tends to be. but it is also to punish the people, the civilians, for supporting the f.s.a. the relationship between the f.s.a. units and the people is critical to the success of the rebellion. >> warner: why don't the regime forces just go in these areas and take them and hold them? >> it basically can't do that any longer. six months ago, they could go anywhere in the country, effectively, where they wanted with armor and mechanized forces simply push the f.s.a. out of the area and reestablish a presence. the opposition is strong enough now that for the regime's ground forces to go into those areas is a punishing affair for the regime. >> warner: throughout this conflict, syrian president bashar al-assad has blamed the high civilian deaths on the rebels themselves, foreign agents and military accidents. >> (
. >> warner: jeffrey white, a defense fellow at the washington institute for near east policy, says the syrian government is waging a deliberate scorched- earth strategy. >> it's trying to get at f.s.a. units that are embedded inside the population. where the people are, the f.s.a. tends to be. but it is also to punish the people, the civilians, for supporting the f.s.a. the relationship between the f.s.a. units and the people is critical to the success of the rebellion. >>...
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. >> now and -- >> you're playing defense here tonight. don't join us as a commentary. what's the story about your party. i see it -- i get increasingly aware, as you watch this show develop over the last 18 years in different forms, i get increasingly aware there's all white people at the table. a sunday show, for example, you get a sense, there's something wrong with this picture. do republicans have that sensitivity? >> she mentioned rogers, the number four people -- >> what do they do? >> they hold conferences every week. they run the retreats. >> run the retreats? >> john boehner -- >> you're getting in deeper and deeper. >> they run the caucus meetings every week. she runs the caucus, decides which speakers come in. vice chair of the caucus, lynn jenkins, virginia fox -- >> what's a more important position, chairman and vice chairman of the caucus or speaker of the house -- >> or committee chair. >> any of the committees. >> caucus chairman trumps the committee chairmanship. i've been both. i've been in the leadership and i've been a committee chair. look, you onl
. >> now and -- >> you're playing defense here tonight. don't join us as a commentary. what's the story about your party. i see it -- i get increasingly aware, as you watch this show develop over the last 18 years in different forms, i get increasingly aware there's all white people at the table. a sunday show, for example, you get a sense, there's something wrong with this picture. do republicans have that sensitivity? >> she mentioned rogers, the number four people --...
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so i think the compromise, the conservatives like myself that think the national defense is important, should compromise on the military spending, and liberals should compromise on the welfare. >> and both sides are going to have to compromise on this, beyond defense spending is there any other compromise that you could see you supporting? >> well, it mostly has to be to me on the spending side. we used to spend about 20% of gdp, we're now spending 25% of gdp. so federal spending has gone up in an alarming rate in the last four years. and when people come to me and say oh, we just have to raise taxes on rich people. one, there is not enough money. and two, you often find when you raise rates you get less revenue. and sometimes you find when you lower rates you get more revenue. >> what do you make of your fellow republican tom cole's proposal that republican lawmakers should extend the tax rates for those making $250,000 a year or less, that is about 98% of americans, before the end of this year, and deal with the tax rates for the wealthiest americans at a later date? >> once you sep
so i think the compromise, the conservatives like myself that think the national defense is important, should compromise on the military spending, and liberals should compromise on the welfare. >> and both sides are going to have to compromise on this, beyond defense spending is there any other compromise that you could see you supporting? >> well, it mostly has to be to me on the spending side. we used to spend about 20% of gdp, we're now spending 25% of gdp. so federal spending...
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the defense department has to be there. we have been very specific about reforming the entitlement programs and making the real cuts. not cuts for things dick durbin would say. there are things he hated worse than the devil. we were candid about the tax code. at the end of every time we talk, without exception, we get a standing ovation. they are desperate for somebody to tell them the truth. that and other things other people have done are beginning to have a real effect. the politicians who think they can get away with ducking the issue or taking a pass. >> follow up on your one-third comment. can you elaborate [indiscernible] the negotiations, the amount of deviation from party lines, why are you saying that? can you react to the white house this week [indiscernible] we do not look at that. >> yes, sure. >> ive us the political dynamic of where we are now. and why some symbols and novels simpson? >> i will take the latter first.the acronym for that is not appropriate. let me tell you, this ceo council and others raising
the defense department has to be there. we have been very specific about reforming the entitlement programs and making the real cuts. not cuts for things dick durbin would say. there are things he hated worse than the devil. we were candid about the tax code. at the end of every time we talk, without exception, we get a standing ovation. they are desperate for somebody to tell them the truth. that and other things other people have done are beginning to have a real effect. the politicians who...
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massachusetts about a possible senate race of john kerry because there's still speculation he might go to defense if he didn't go to state. >> the folks i know who work for john kerry are much more focused on the fit for the state department because that is of course what he oversees on his committee.
massachusetts about a possible senate race of john kerry because there's still speculation he might go to defense if he didn't go to state. >> the folks i know who work for john kerry are much more focused on the fit for the state department because that is of course what he oversees on his committee.
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this season, a good offense is the best defense and lysol has your family covered because that's our mission for health. >> eliot: in the last election republicans got roundly panned as the party of angry old white men. 71% of hispanic voters chose president obama. so did 93% of african-americans and 55% of female voters. so you would think that republicans would finally reach out to women and minorities, but you would be wrong. that brings us to the number of the day zero. that's the number of women or people of color who will chair a committee in the house of representatives next year. some how out of 19 chairmanships every single one had to go to some old or middle aged white guy. look at some of the new committee leaders. jeb hensarling on financial services, ed royce on foreign affairs. mike mccaul on homeland security. and lamar smith who still doesn't thing climate change is caused by human behavior, and now he's in charge of, wow the science committee. you could find more divererererererererererererererererererererererererererererer >> eliot: how do you convention millions of
this season, a good offense is the best defense and lysol has your family covered because that's our mission for health. >> eliot: in the last election republicans got roundly panned as the party of angry old white men. 71% of hispanic voters chose president obama. so did 93% of african-americans and 55% of female voters. so you would think that republicans would finally reach out to women and minorities, but you would be wrong. that brings us to the number of the day zero. that's the...
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seat opens up and they'll be a special election in massachusetts to replace him which means the big defense contractors can throw a few million bucks at scott brown and very possibly get another republican in the senate and get rid of a democrat president obama should have seen this coming thinking naively that the three amigos might actually have real concerns about what happened in benghazi something embassador rice had nothing to do with but which she dared discuss on sunday morning t.v. shows the obama administration organized an hour long private briefing the acting director of the cia susan rice herself and the three amigos so all their questions could be an. but of course they weren't interested in facts or truth or even the impact their behaviors may have been international relations all the three amigos wanted to do was to smear rice so obama would be forced to drop for kennedy opening the way for scott brown excuse me kerry opening the way for scott brown to get back into the senate as you can see here. susan rice should have known better and if she didn't know better she's not qu
seat opens up and they'll be a special election in massachusetts to replace him which means the big defense contractors can throw a few million bucks at scott brown and very possibly get another republican in the senate and get rid of a democrat president obama should have seen this coming thinking naively that the three amigos might actually have real concerns about what happened in benghazi something embassador rice had nothing to do with but which she dared discuss on sunday morning t.v....
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both sides are going to have to compromise, beyond defense spending, any other compromise you could see you supporting? >> mostly has to be to me on the spending side. we used to spend about 20% of gdp. now spending 25% of gdp. federal spending has gone up at an alarming rate in the last four years. people come to me and said say we have to raise taxes on rich people. one there, is not enough money. two, when you raise rates, you get less revenue. sometimes you find when you lower rates, you get more revenue. >> what do you make of fellow republican proposal that the tax rates should be extended for those making $250,000 or less, about 98% of americans and deal with tax rates for the wealthiest americans at another day? >> once you separate them out, not a lot of sympathy among the public for rich people. they say, oh, let's get those rich people. but the public often doesn't realize, the rich people are paying all of the income tax. the top 1% pay almost half of the income tax, when the president says it's bad to raise taxed on everyone, that would be taxmageddon. i want to raise it on
both sides are going to have to compromise, beyond defense spending, any other compromise you could see you supporting? >> mostly has to be to me on the spending side. we used to spend about 20% of gdp. now spending 25% of gdp. federal spending has gone up at an alarming rate in the last four years. people come to me and said say we have to raise taxes on rich people. one there, is not enough money. two, when you raise rates, you get less revenue. sometimes you find when you lower rates,...
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but rules see if he is the left of the lions defensive ctackle has been fined for a $30,000 check every time you see this kick.. and his reputation carries a lot of weight. he has been voted the dirtiest player for two years in a row. no suspension but he says that he does not mean it. >> in is a crazy play. it is one that unfortunately happened i did not even realize until i watched it on twitter. other than that, you cannot do much about it and my foot hit the man. >> it sounds like a frame from where i have set. >> and our great floor director says that the double clutched the fort. >> intentional? >> and we are going to move on it with the n f l players whole but viagra? >> some guys. they will do whatever they can to get in and i will even inhered some crazy stories of people using viagra. seriously because of the blood. and some crazy stuff. >> we are going to leave that alone. stuff that i do not need. >> six days apart, stanford, a rematch, david shaw ucla on friday night. the winner will go back to the rose bowl. stanford has not had a rules will victory since 1972. plunkett wo
but rules see if he is the left of the lions defensive ctackle has been fined for a $30,000 check every time you see this kick.. and his reputation carries a lot of weight. he has been voted the dirtiest player for two years in a row. no suspension but he says that he does not mean it. >> in is a crazy play. it is one that unfortunately happened i did not even realize until i watched it on twitter. other than that, you cannot do much about it and my foot hit the man. >> it sounds...
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but the white house is rushing to her defense. what it means for any effort to get her confirmed potentially at as the next secretary of state. that's next. plus, egypt's president sparked enormous protests when he gave himself broad new powers. basically made himself a dictator. and in a matter of hours, he is set to address his people for the first time since. but will he back down or make things worse for his country and probably ours, too? it's all ahead for the journalists of fox news on this wednesday fox report. it's great to have you in. a cus. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. johan comes in a porcelain vessel, crafted with care by a talented blonde from sweden. ♪ smooth, rich, never bitter, gevalia. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. sharable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. get a droid razr m by motorola for $49.99. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramis
but the white house is rushing to her defense. what it means for any effort to get her confirmed potentially at as the next secretary of state. that's next. plus, egypt's president sparked enormous protests when he gave himself broad new powers. basically made himself a dictator. and in a matter of hours, he is set to address his people for the first time since. but will he back down or make things worse for his country and probably ours, too? it's all ahead for the journalists of fox news on...
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dunn has plead not guilty, claiming he acted in self-defense but police say the teens were unarmed. this happened in florida, the state that brought us the stand your ground law, a law that the nra pushed hard and has now spread across the country it's a law still playing a central role in the trayvon martin case. we will be watching this case very carefully and bring you updates. block stomach acid from splashing up- relieving the pain quickly. try fast, long lasting gaviscon®. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new bayer migraine formula. in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. online outfit piccolo headphones buy now broadway show megapixels place to sleep little roadster war and peace deep sea diving ninja app hipster glasses 5% cash back sign up to get 5% everywhere online through december. only from discover. >>> after the disastrous showing at the polls, republicans have learned their lesson.
dunn has plead not guilty, claiming he acted in self-defense but police say the teens were unarmed. this happened in florida, the state that brought us the stand your ground law, a law that the nra pushed hard and has now spread across the country it's a law still playing a central role in the trayvon martin case. we will be watching this case very carefully and bring you updates. block stomach acid from splashing up- relieving the pain quickly. try fast, long lasting gaviscon®. try this......
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one are significant spending cuts on defense and domestic spending. second is the expiration of the payroll tax cut and the middle class tax cuts and then a third, as we've been discussing, is the upper income tax cuts and there's a number of other provisions as well. one of those provisions is c.b.o. found that letting the upper income tax cuts expire would have the least effect on the economic growth. it would reduce by about $200,000 which sounds like a lot but the not so much. now, the reason is basically first, the upper income tax cuts, just the bush ones, don't raise that much revenue. it's about $800 billion over 10 years, $80 billion over a year. that's not so much money in terms of our overall economy. secondly wealthy people have less of a propensity to spend out of their marginal tax savings. and so they're unlikely to spend the money they save because of lower tax rates and therefore the money won't flow through the economy and therefore it will have less of an effect on all economic growth. caller: thank you, guys. good morning. i just w
one are significant spending cuts on defense and domestic spending. second is the expiration of the payroll tax cut and the middle class tax cuts and then a third, as we've been discussing, is the upper income tax cuts and there's a number of other provisions as well. one of those provisions is c.b.o. found that letting the upper income tax cuts expire would have the least effect on the economic growth. it would reduce by about $200,000 which sounds like a lot but the not so much. now, the...
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and i think at the end of the day, if you look at his defense of her, this defense of her sends an unspeakable message to the country and the rest of the world she would be instrumental in formulating foreign policy. >> she would have the president's ear. she was an assistant secretary of state for african affairs during the clinton administration. and traveling through africa with her at the time former road scholar. obviously she's got a lot of experience. >> certainly has a lot of experience. >> and done a good job at the united nations over the past few years as well. we'll see what the president decides to do. the ball is clearly in his court. thank you, elise. >>> three weeks after his election loss, mitt romney will be in the white house tomorrow for lunch with the president of the united states. will he bring ideas for avoiding the fiscal cliff? and more than half a billion dollars up for grabs in the power ball lottery. i'll talk to the man who actually draws the winning numbers. he could make you very rich. g s! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive wa
and i think at the end of the day, if you look at his defense of her, this defense of her sends an unspeakable message to the country and the rest of the world she would be instrumental in formulating foreign policy. >> she would have the president's ear. she was an assistant secretary of state for african affairs during the clinton administration. and traveling through africa with her at the time former road scholar. obviously she's got a lot of experience. >> certainly has a lot...
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on the tax issue the republicans are playing defense. if they don't act the white house is ready to blame this on them in terms of going off the cliff. after coming out of the election where the republicans nuclear a hit the white house hopes they will not want to take another big blow after the election so quickly. >>shepard: powerball sales are skyrocketing, upping the jackpot and the odds someone will win the big surprise tonight. it is at $550 million. that is a record for powerball. the odds are slim of swinging, 1 in 75 million but zero chance if you don't buy. people are dreaming. >> i felt my whole life i was supposed to be rip. >> pay the bills and house off. not have to work. ever again. >> i have 17 charities first. they come first. >> i want to buy a house. >> how will you spend it? >> take a day off. >> officials say this is a 75 percent chance now that someone or multiple somebodies will win tonight. rick is on long island, new york. a lot of folks there open for reversal of fortune. rick: they are. everyone here is telling
on the tax issue the republicans are playing defense. if they don't act the white house is ready to blame this on them in terms of going off the cliff. after coming out of the election where the republicans nuclear a hit the white house hopes they will not want to take another big blow after the election so quickly. >>shepard: powerball sales are skyrocketing, upping the jackpot and the odds someone will win the big surprise tonight. it is at $550 million. that is a record for powerball....
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what defense program would you be willing to see cut. i know there are sensitive issues in your state about the nuclear arsenal there, even some transport planes that the air force would say we can do without but you support? what would you see cut there? >> i think we can look at some of our overseas bases and some of those kinds of things. i think there are areas we can find savings. but remember under the budget control act we've already reduced spending on the military by half a trillion dollars which is why i don't see the sequestration. i think we can find savings in a good, solid, sound prudent way but let's prioritize, whether it is the military or anything else. again we've already made a commitment to reductions in the military through the budget control act. >> let's talk a little bit about revenues. one of the guys lo's at the heart of this whole debate is a man named grover norquist. did you sign the grover pledge? >> no, i did not. i was a governor for ten years. i've got a long track record of not only holding the line on
what defense program would you be willing to see cut. i know there are sensitive issues in your state about the nuclear arsenal there, even some transport planes that the air force would say we can do without but you support? what would you see cut there? >> i think we can look at some of our overseas bases and some of those kinds of things. i think there are areas we can find savings. but remember under the budget control act we've already reduced spending on the military by half a...
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. >>> defense secretary leon panetta broke ground at a new educational center at the vietnam veterans memorial in washington. the center will it tells the stories of the 58,000 soldiers who died in the vietnam war. the center will honor fallen soldiers from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >>> prince william and catherine middleton greeted by hundreds of fans as they arrived in cambridge. their first visit since being given their titles of duke and duchess of cambridge. they plan to tour the city and meet with cambridge university students during their visit. >>> senate majority leader harry reid says raising the debt limit has to be part of any package. john tester a members of the banking committee. newly re-elected. >> thanks, andrea. >> thanks very much for being with us. you're from one of the reddest of red states, you squeaked through. congratulations on that victory. what does it now bring you right into the middle of these negotiations and a tough vote. what are the people back home telling you? >> the people back home have been telling us some time we need to work together
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thomas jocelyn is a senior fellow at defense. you're saying we are focused so much on benghazi in this country but missing the bigger picture. describe what that picture is. >> the original store row was the attack in benghazi started with upon stain just violence by the antiterrorist film. now they say it was the result of a protest earlier that day in cairo. if you start to investigate that protest in cairo you see al-qaida's fingerprints in that also. there was an assault on the u.s. embassy in yemen, and tun t u.ntunis. you can find specific individuals with known ties to al-qaida that were involved with all four. megyn: for any particular reason other than they generally hate us? >> this goes to the larger point of what al-qaida is trying to accomplish. on september 10th before this all began al-qaida released a video in which they were talking about al-qaida's ideology was alive and how they needed to get revenge for a top leader who was killed. there was a terrorist attack in benghazi on september 11th. their ideology has
thomas jocelyn is a senior fellow at defense. you're saying we are focused so much on benghazi in this country but missing the bigger picture. describe what that picture is. >> the original store row was the attack in benghazi started with upon stain just violence by the antiterrorist film. now they say it was the result of a protest earlier that day in cairo. if you start to investigate that protest in cairo you see al-qaida's fingerprints in that also. there was an assault on the u.s....
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, even angry defense of susan rice. but another meeting that susan rice had today was with senator bob corker of tennessee. yesterday he told reporters in the hallways that he thought she would be a better democratic committee chair than secretary of state. he was very careful not to say one way or the other how he would vote if she were nominated. but he did say a warning for the president. >> i would just ask that the president step back away from all of the buzz around this particular situation and take a deep breath and decide who is the best secretary of state for our country at this time when we have so many issues to deal with. >> reporter: the point that he made is that he and other senators view the role of secretary of state differently from other cabinet posts where traditionally senators tend to give senators the benefit of doubt that they could have whomever they want in their cabinet when they seat the secretary of state differently. another point of controversy in these meetings that susan rice has been h
, even angry defense of susan rice. but another meeting that susan rice had today was with senator bob corker of tennessee. yesterday he told reporters in the hallways that he thought she would be a better democratic committee chair than secretary of state. he was very careful not to say one way or the other how he would vote if she were nominated. but he did say a warning for the president. >> i would just ask that the president step back away from all of the buzz around this particular...
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stuart: a defense was charles payne gets grilled by john stewart on the daily show but after the break charles gets a chance to respond. stay right there. stuart: charles payne got roasted by john stuart on a daily show last night. >> it is a stretch, an amazing stretch to try to pin this on walmart. i can't think of the worst target. >> i believe that is walmart's slogan. think of the worst target. you were being callously dismissive of the working conditions in bangladesh to score points against american unions. charles: don't think the people in bangladesh don't need those jobs as well. we like to victimize everyone in this country when it comes to motivation which is being assaulted. >> you're first argument seems to be they died in a fire but they had jobs. stuart: it is funny but they chalked it up and you weren't talking in that frame of reference at all. charles: i started off ironically comparing this to the triangle -- factory fire in 1911 and gave the unions props because we did need unions and better conditions but i also said because unions did the thing on black friday an
stuart: a defense was charles payne gets grilled by john stewart on the daily show but after the break charles gets a chance to respond. stay right there. stuart: charles payne got roasted by john stuart on a daily show last night. >> it is a stretch, an amazing stretch to try to pin this on walmart. i can't think of the worst target. >> i believe that is walmart's slogan. think of the worst target. you were being callously dismissive of the working conditions in bangladesh to score...
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of defense's ability to use alternative fuels. given the threats facing our nation today and in the future, that's just not acceptable. i want to point out that the department of defense strongly opposes the constricting provision in the current defense authorization bill for that reason and for a number of other reasons. i want to quote what the office of the secretary of defense says about section 313. the o.s.d. says that 313 is detrimental to the d.o.d.'s long-term energy security, that it's overly broad, ambiguous and restricts the flexibility of military commanders. those are the d.o.d.'s words about this section, and i want to point out i strongly agree with those words. and therefore i've authored this very simple amendment that would remove this limiting provision from the bill, and i firmly believe that removing section 313 of the defense authorization bill is in the best interests of our military and our country. let me tell you why. in the carrying out of the work of our nation, the department of defense consumes appro
of defense's ability to use alternative fuels. given the threats facing our nation today and in the future, that's just not acceptable. i want to point out that the department of defense strongly opposes the constricting provision in the current defense authorization bill for that reason and for a number of other reasons. i want to quote what the office of the secretary of defense says about section 313. the o.s.d. says that 313 is detrimental to the d.o.d.'s long-term energy security, that...
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built like submarines and overhauled crafts it's the latest part of terrans efforts to improve its defense capabilities we have great has been made because it fears possible future attacks from the likes of israel all the us against its nuclear program it's now planning a major label drill. almost two hundred people have taken to the streets of chile's capital santiago to protest and new fishing protesters say the new legislation discriminates against independent fishermen be an authorized rally ended in skirmishes between demonstrators and police to disperse the protesters and arrested at least ten of them. deadly floods in panama have forced more than six thousand people out of their homes says hundreds of houses were buried under water some roads have been washed away by massive landslides downpours have eased off says choose day rivers overflowing their banks damaging bridges and buildings. coming up next to iraq up for sale our special report on those who left their morals at home. during the war. was his day starts at five am even earlier in the winter tending to his flock of story h
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adding those guys helps us in defense issues and other things. we are not doing that now. >> republican support -- >> that may do it. >> so maybe to get it right an outward looking -- >> what would an american renewal agenda be comprised of? >> let's negotiate the first trade agreement in over four years. president obama is the first president not to negotiate a trade agreement. he got through -- >> he didn't negotiate south korea. >> those were negotiated -- >> they were negotiated by the previous administration but the bottom line is we have an opportunity right now in europe and asia to knock down barriers, tariffs and nontariff barriers. overwhelming support from the republican for the. i thing would've been tougher in the first of i understand politics, but this is a time to i think move on from that. the only point i would disagree with michael a little bit is we've got those problems that you just mentioned. europe and japan have been much worse than we, so we need to help our current largest trading partners it right by knocking down thes
adding those guys helps us in defense issues and other things. we are not doing that now. >> republican support -- >> that may do it. >> so maybe to get it right an outward looking -- >> what would an american renewal agenda be comprised of? >> let's negotiate the first trade agreement in over four years. president obama is the first president not to negotiate a trade agreement. he got through -- >> he didn't negotiate south korea. >> those were...
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the automatic spending cuts, defense and non-defense. in the report, educational achievement and special- education programs would be shaved by an 2.3 billion. this was written in september. in "politico" there is an opinion piece by the person who serves on the education board, president of the national school boards association and member of the board of education in kentucky. he writes -- so a little better about money and this conversation we're having this money, ties into the fiscal cliff talks, because defense and non-defense spending, automatic cuts take place if no deal is reached. so we are turning to all of you outside washington this morning. how would you fix your school system? natasha in macon, georgia, an educator. caller: yes. host: what are your thoughts? caller: schools need to allow various ways of teaching. a very rigid process where we are looking for one out, but not allowing different ways to teach multiple varieties of students. host: what does that mean? you have to teach in a certain way because of testing requ
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on the non-defense side, i think there are savings to be found. a hats off to debbie and pat roberts putting gather a reform bill that saves us money in the next 10 years. that is something that hits my state. there are other areas where savings can be found. we need to look at those honestly. i think infrastructure is one area which we should consider a revenue source toward an infrastructure bank. we are not spending enough or investing enough in the infrastructure of america. today, china invests 9% of its gross domestic product in its infrastructure. europe, 5%. america, 2.5%, barely enough to sustain and repair what we have in place. there are no grand visions i had about infrastructure and there should be carried beyond the obvious of highways and airports, we have to be thinking about our energy infrastructure in this country and whether it serves our economy well. we have already seen thoughtful suggestions on on both sides of the aisle. when it comes to spending and future, we need to be thoughtful about ways to fund infrastructure. many
on the non-defense side, i think there are savings to be found. a hats off to debbie and pat roberts putting gather a reform bill that saves us money in the next 10 years. that is something that hits my state. there are other areas where savings can be found. we need to look at those honestly. i think infrastructure is one area which we should consider a revenue source toward an infrastructure bank. we are not spending enough or investing enough in the infrastructure of america. today, china...